If someone is contracted or certified by the corrections group, or the department, to be a wilderness camp, and they have access to some of this capital money, do they then deal through the regional superintendents to access it, or do they deal through headquarters?
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The Chair James Arvaluk
Mr. Minister.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe they would go through the regional superintendent.
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Thank you. Mr. Gargan.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. During the Christmas holidays I had some people from the East visit my community. One of the things that came up was the ratio between what they had at the Baffin Correctional Centre and the young offender's facility in lqaluit. The facility itself was under-utilized. The Baffin Correctional Centre had about 60 inmates and they had I thought it was, 3-3-2. It is 3-4-2 for day shift, afternoon shift, and then night shift. Right across from that is the young offender's facility which had three young offenders there at that time. They had three people in daytime, four in the afternoon, and two in the evening.
With regard to the young offender's facility, is it really necessary to have those capital expenditures, first of all? I realize that it is going to be under O and M, Mr. Chairman, but is it justified to have three people taking care of three young offenders? On the other hand, I see that there may be a shortage of staff for handling the mature inmates. My difficulty is that the ratio does not seem quite right in the sense that even though we do have the possibility of a riot for the larger group, the ratio is not consistent.
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The Chair James Arvaluk
Mr. Minister.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I suppose at a glance it may appear that the facilities are under-utilized. Perhaps it is a good sign that they are. However, they are needed, unfortunately, for secure custody. The numbers fluctuate depending on the courts. Some young offenders are not sentenced to do time and others are, so the numbers do fluctuate considerably.
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Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Chairman, could I ask the Minister if he could provide a list of all of the camps and communities, and the regions in which they are located? Also, who is responsible for managing or administering those particular camps?
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The Chair James Arvaluk
Mr. Minister.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we will provide that.
Contributions, Headquarters, Total Capital,
Agreed
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The Chair James Arvaluk
Thank you. Total region, $65,000. Agreed?
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Contributions, Total Capital,
Agreed
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Total contributions, $65,000.
Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Corrections Services, Total Capital,
Agreed
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The Chair James Arvaluk
Total activity, $422,000. Agreed?
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Alcohol, Drugs And Community Mental
Health
Buildings And Works, Headquarters, Total
Capital
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Page 15-16. Alcohol, drugs and community mental health, buildings and work, headquarters, total region, $145,000. Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Chairman, could I ask the Minister if they have developed a long-term plan for other treatment centres in other regions, other than the treatment centre in Hay River or lqaluit?
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Mr. Minister.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a subject that is of interest to me, and I am going to be reviewing the present policy and guidelines criteria for facilities. We only have, at the present time, two on the books for any kind of work. That one is in Hay River. I will be reviewing this to see what direction they should be going.
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Total region, $145,000. Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
I just want to ask the Minster, are these projects that have been proposed, or that have been constructed, cost-shared with the Government of Canada?
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Mr. Minister.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Mr. Chairman, can I just get a clarification from the Member? Is he referring to the alcohol and drug treatment centres?